Jim Goulart

This Tim Dillard inteview with Cory Provus is worth a listen if only for Tim's all-too-brief Ed Sedar and Mat Gamel impersonations. Spot on!

Nashville Audio Archive -- May 31 - Chat with Brewers Minor League Hitting Coordinator Darnell Coles Komatsu, Gennett, Keen, Schafer briefly mentioned as standouts, not the first time we've heard that about the undrafted Reggie. Too bad the first half of the interview discusses the big league club...

Brock Kjeldgaard named FSL Player of the Week Edmonton, Alberta native slugged four homers in seven games By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. -- The Florida State League announced on Tuesday that Brevard County Manatees outfielder/first baseman Brock Kjeldgaard was named the league's player of the week for the period of May 23-29. In seven games last week, Kjeldgaard hit .434 (10-for-23) with one double, four home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored. He also stole three bases during the week. Kjeldgaard, 25, had a .519 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage during those seven games. The Edmonton, Alberta native raised his on-base percentage 31 points, batting average 35 points and slugging percentage 97 points during the week. He ranks in the top three in five offensive categories for Brevard County in 2011, including home runs, RBI, stolen bases, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Kjeldgaard's 10 homers currently put him fifth in the Florida State League. He was drafted by the Brewers in the 34th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft as a pitcher. He was converted to a position player beginning in 2008 and to date has hit 61 homers in his minor league career, including 27 with the Manatees. In seven games last week, Kjeldgaard hit .434 (10-for-23) with one double, four home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored. He also stole three bases during the week. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography) http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2011/05/31/s4Hy7ASh.jpg

Wisconsin Lineup and Media Notes

Update from the Stars -- Huntsville, AL – The Milwaukee Brewers have made a few roster moves that will impact their Double-A affiliate Huntsville Stars prior to tonight’s game against the Tennessee Smokies. Catcher Anderson de la Rosa has been placed on the disabled list, retroactive to May 30. Catcher Dayton Buller has been transferred from Triple-A Nashville to Huntsville. In 26 games with the Stars, de la Rosa is batting .258 (16-62) with four doubles, a triple and three home runs. He’s batted in 11 runs and walked seven times. De la Rosa spent part of the 2010 season with the Stars, going 20-for-95 (.211) in 28 games. Buller started the season with the Stars, but was transferred to Nashville on May 17, the same day he was activated from the seven-day disabled list. Buller appeared in four games for the Sounds, going 3-for-10 with two doubles. He walked four times and struck out twice. With these moves, the Stars active roster sits at 24, the Southern League limit.

VIDEO: Edwin Maysonet (stats) legs out a bunt single

Huntsville Media Notes

Two new DSL RHP's -- Gian Rizzo, 6'1", 160 -- 17 years old, now the 5th youngest player in the system Angel Ventura, 6'2", 185 -- 18 years old, 11th youngest in the system We'll be seeing other pro debuts in the coming days, RHP's Milton Gomez, Yheris Mateo among them.

Nashville Media Notes

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 28 23 .549 - - 14-10 14-13 5-5 W1 Iowa 23 28 .451 5.0 89 11-12 12-16 4-6 W1 Memphis 22 28 .440 5.5 89 14-13 8-15 6-4 L1 Nashville 21 29 .420 6.5 88 14-12 7-17 5-5 L1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Tennessee 32 19 .627 - - 18-7 14-12 7-3 L2 Jackson 30 21 .588 2.0 18 14-10 16-11 5-5 W3 Huntsville 27 23 .540 4.5 16 14-6 13-17 8-2 W5 Chattanooga 24 27 .471 8.0 12 12-18 12-9 4-6 L5 Carolina 16 35 .314 16.0 4 11-19 5-16 4-6 W3 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Daytona 39 12 .765 - - 21-6 18-6 10-0 W12 Clearwater 32 19 .627 7.0 13 15-9 17-10 7-3 W1 Dunedin 28 23 .549 11.0 9 9-13 19-10 5-5 W2 Lakeland 26 25 .510 13.0 7 13-11 13-14 6-4 W1 Tampa 23 28 .451 16.0 4 12-16 11-12 6-4 W2 Brevard County 20 31 .392 19.0 1 12-18 8-13 5-5 W5 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Burlington 36 16 .692 - - 18-5 18-11 6-4 L2 Peoria 28 23 .549 7.5 - 18-8 10-15 6-4 L1 Quad Cities 27 24 .529 8.5 18 12-12 15-12 5-5 W2 Wisconsin 27 24 .529 8.5 19 17-12 10-12 4-6 L1 Cedar Rapids 26 25 .510 9.5 18 15-11 11-14 5-5 W1 Beloit 24 27 .471 11.5 16 11-14 13-13 3-7 W2 Kane County 23 28 .451 12.5 14 12-14 11-14 8-2 W1 Clinton 14 38 .269 22.0 5 6-20 8-18 3-7 L2 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Brewers 2 0 1.000 - - 1-0 1-0 2-0 W2 DSL Athletics 1 1 .500 1.0 70 0-0 1-1 1-1 L1 DSL Mariners 1 1 .500 1.0 70 1-1 0-0 1-1 W1 DSL Cardinals 0 2 .000 2.0 69 0-1 0-1 0-2 L2

Follow Tuesday's action as it happens: Nashville (Gameday also available) Huntsville (Gameday also available) Brevard County Wisconsin DSL Brewers

Tuesday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Amaury Rivas at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link iPad/iPhone: Listen MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Huntsville: RHP Michael Fiers at home vs. Tennessee (Cubs), 6:43 PM gametime Live Audio Link iPad/iPhone: Listen Traditional broadcast -- look for the Tennessee feed off the master MiLB.com audio list Brevard County: RHP Maverick Lasker at Bradenton (Pirates), 5:00 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- look for the Bradenton feed off the master MiLB.com audio list Wisconsin: LHP Brooks Hall at Bowling Green (Rays), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link DSL Brewers: at the DSL Cardinals, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest

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Chris' Rattler final thoughts

Another Brewer is with Sounds to rehab by Greg Sullivan, The Tennessean It's been a rough few weeks for Brewers outfielder Erick Almonte, but it could have been much worse. The former Sounds player became the first major leaguer placed on the new seven-day disabled list for concussions, after he was hit in the head during batting practice April 26. Almonte spent several minutes on the field after being hit by the throw from third baseman Craig Counsell. He then walked slowly to the clubhouse. "I don't even remember," said Almonte, who has been in Nashville since Saturday rehabbing with the Sounds. "I know I got hit in the forehead, and the next thing I knew I was in the training room. "I don't remember the moment and probably the next three minutes after that. It could have hit me in the eye. It could have ended my career." Instead, the 33-year-old Dominican Republic native has started to show signs he soon could be ready for a return to Milwaukee. He went 2-for-2 on Sunday night with a double and two RBI to lead the Sounds to a 4-2 win. The Sounds also had Brewers reliever Zach Braddock join the team Saturday and now have now hosted eight major league players for rehab assignments this season, the highest single-season total for the club since they joined the Pacific Coast League in 1998. Braddock went on the disabled list May 3 because of a sleep disorder, but he said Monday he believes he could rejoin the Brewers this weekend when they play at Florida. "It's been an ongoing process that the Brewers and I wanted to tackle for quite some time," Braddock said. "This warm weather is nice to get used to before I have to go down to Miami. We have these cicadas running around, though, and that's interesting, but I love Nashville." The 23-year-old lefty pitched most of last year with the Brewers, posting a 2.94 ERA in 46 outings, after being called up from Nashville early in the season. Sounds Manager Don Money said the higher number of rehab assignments this year might be partially because of changes in how clubs handle players. "If guys get hurt, they've gotta go somewhere. That's the difference today from when I played," Money said. "I don't think there were (rehab assignments) in those days. You just got ready and you played." Zack Greinke, Corey Hart, Nyjer Morgan, Manny Parra, LaTroy Hawkins and Takashi Saito all have rehabbed in Nashville this year. Both Almonte and Braddock said they are excited about the Brewers getting healthy soon. "We've had a lot of guys come through (Nashville) and there's nothing you can do about it," Almonte said. "Unfortunately, this happened. They told me to be ready, and that's why I'm here." Added Braddock: "As much as we love Nashville, we love Milwaukee that much, too. I think the both of us, and anybody that comes down here, has the same outlook—just to help the team and get back there as soon as possible." According to an mlb.com report Monday night, Braddock is expected to pitch today and Wednesday for the Sounds. He pitched a scoreless inning on Sunday in Nashville. Dillard has strong outing: Tim Dillard, the long-time Sounds reliever who was called up to Milwaukee on May 14, struck out four batters in two scoreless innings against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. The Reds, however, went on to beat Milwaukee 7-3. It was just the second big league outing this year for Dillard. He struggled in his previous outing, giving up two earned runs to Washington in one inning last Monday. He also pitched briefly for the Brewers in 2008 and 2009. Transactions: Catcher Mike Rivera was sent down to Nashville from Milwaukee and started Monday's game. To make room on the roster, Sounds catcher Dayton Buller was sent down to Double-A Huntsville. Third baseman Zelous Wheeler, who started the year with the Sounds, came off the disabled list Monday and went 2-for-4 for Huntsville.

The Stars will need to feee up a roster spot today if catcher Dayton Buller returns from Nashville as an active player.

Sunday was Eric Farris' 7th game at shortstop this year -- he committed a throwing error.

Nashville Audio Archive -- May 30 - Chat with reliever Mark DiFelice Ends the interview discussing his recent ejection for "chirping".

We reached out to the DiFelice author in a polite way and let him know about the front office comments. His reaction -- That's incredibly odd, since the person who told me is about as close to Mark as a person can be — and it's such a specific piece of information for someone to share. Hey, it happens occasionally.

VIDEO: Red-hot Taylor Green's 5th HR, a solo shot

Chris Mehring tells us who the backup catcher is behind Tony Pechek for the next few days, and which pitchers are taking BP given the shortage of available position players,

The Stars won't have to deal with D.J. LeMahieu in the five-game Tennessee seiers, just called up to the Cubs for sidelined Jeff Baker.

Rattler Radio Blog: Game Notes, Roster Moves, & Lineup (May 30, 2011) Includes: Also, Tyler Roberts had to fly home to Georgia to attend a family funeral. He should be back Wednesday.

Chris tells us that SS Carlos George has landed back on the DL (retroactive to the 29th), and that LHP Del Howell has been activated to fill the Rattlers' roster spot.

Thanks, fixed the first link!